At the World Championship held in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, two Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers have secured their places in the semi-finals.

According to Offsideplus.az, Nihat Mammadli (63 kg) defeated Qatari representative Aref Mohammadi in the quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals. His opponent at this stage will be Russian Sergey Yemelin.

Hesret Jafarov (67 kg) also triumphed in the same round, overcoming South Korean athlete Hanjae Chung to progress to the semi-finals. He will face Iranian Saeid Esmaeili in his bid to reach the final.

It is worth noting that another Azerbaijani competitor, Islam Abbasov (87 kg), was eliminated in the round of 16.

The championship, which will continue until November 1, has already seen Eldeniz Azizli (55 kg) and Senan Suleymanov (77 kg) win gold medals.